Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short-spoken

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
short--spo-ken
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sharp and curt in one's speech; terse

Inflected Forms

more short-spoken (comparative) most short-spoken (superlative)

Questions

What does short-spoken mean?
sharp and curt in one's speech; terse

How to pronounce short-spoken

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